TargetAcquirer

DateLocationLocationDescription

1/31Sansio Inc.Physio-Control Inc.Physio-Control, a provider of emergency medical response technologies,

DuluthRedmond, Wash.will acquire Sansio, a provider of software for the emergency medical

services and home health care markets.

1/31Exetare PartnershipChristensen Farms & Hog farm operator Christensen Farms & Feedlots has acquired Exetare

Clarkfield, Minn.Feedlots Inc.Partnership, a producer of meat products.

Sleepy Eye, Minn.

2/3Lake Region MedicalAccellent Inc.Accellent, a supplier of medical equipment, will acquire Lake Region

ChaskaWilmington, Mass.Medical, a developer of minimally invasive devices and delivery systems

to the cardiology and endovascular markets.

2/3Pillar Procedure businessSnoring Center USASnoring Center USA has formed Pillar Palatal and acquired the Pillar

DallasProcedure business from Fridley-based Medtronic Inc. The Pillar

Procedure is a minimally invasive treatment for snoring and mild-to-

moderate obstructive sleep apnea.